Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Being in agreement it’s @James Miller, this is generally the safest thread to ask advice. No, I’m not a snowflake, just don’t like idiots. I have a pair of Stihl chaps, can’t stand how the section below the knees always turns exposing the calf. Anybody wear full wrap lower chaps that they would recommend? As of now I’m looking at Echo and Labonville. Any suggestions? And yes, I do own 2 Stihl products, the chaps and a peavey, I like the peavey.

I have a set of chaps that zipper up , they give you full wrap protection from the knee down , I don't mind that set .
I had a set that were secured with velcro , I gave that set to a friend that didn't have any .
I prefer to wear chainsaw pants , I find them more comfortable and once I have them on I'm not taking them off like I would do with chaps when I take a break .

 

[dancan]

So , after playing the "Good" husband for so long I got up early and made a beeline for the garage lot when the sun was up .

What a beautiful and bright day
We climbed and roped the maple with a safety line and the tractor winch line .

We did run an 044 , that's 44cc right ?

My blue tools were easy to spot

 

[dancan]

Got about 2 cord from that garage lot , I had someone that needed wood 5 minutes from where this was so I dropped of a cord and a half there and I have half a cord or better to get sawed up , it was a great day

 

[dancan]

Even had a big dead spruce try to get me lol

 

[MustangMike]

Love 044s, but that one looks stock, I can help you out with advice on how to wake it up if you want!

 

[MustangMike]

If you don't have a clear look and shot at a deer in heavy brush you shouldn't be taking the shot period.

When I'm in a tree stand, on my own property, and the bullet is going into the ground after the shot I should not have to count the damn points on a buck. It's ridiculous.

 

[MustangMike]

Got this one yesterday, just took him off the scale, 194 pounds. Heaviest deer I have ever taken.

Very nice Joe, is that 194 gutted??? If so, that is real big! The first one I ever got with the bow (in the early 80s) did not get weighted for 3 days and was still 170. They said on the first day it would have been 180-185. He was a big one!

Love them smoke poles! Took this with one two years ago.

 

[Lowhog]

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When I'm in a tree stand, on my own property, and the bullet is going into the ground after the shot I should not have to count the damn points on a buck. It's ridiculous.

I'll shoot a doe before I take a young buck better eating. I let all the young bucks walk.

 

[dancan]

That one is Jerry's , it was a box of parts, I don't think that he's done any special grinding to it yet .

Love 044s, but that one looks stock, I can help you out with advice on how to wake it up if you want!

 

[Lowhog]

Missed out on taking clean shots at bigger bucks but did manage this one with a 21 inch inside spread dressed at 247#. 2nd picture his front hoofs and snout are about a ft off the ground. Let them grow you'll be thankful 2 years down the road.

 

[H-Ranch]

A pile of bigs:

And a pile of smalls:

5 short bed truck loads in all so approaching 2 cords I would guess. Mostly elm - not bad for 2 miles from home and all cut. Even provided help loading it.

 

[moresnow]

Nice grab on the Elm. Good stuff. Hope you have a hydro splitter

 

[Lowhog]

Nice grab on the Elm. Good stuff. Hope you have a hydro splitter

Burns nice I scrounge it.

 

[MustangMike]

Let them grow you'll be thankful 2 years down the road.

1) You are comparing farm fed deer to woods deer. Trust me, there is no comparison. Your farm fed deer are more numerous, they get big much faster, and they don't spook from the sight or smell of people like a woods deer.

2) You presume the locals don't bait and jack them. Also, the Tree Guys and Stone Guys (Bluestone quarries in the area) are known for carrying 22s to take the nice ones they see when they go in. It is so rare for me to see a deer as I drive in and out on the 2 mi 4wd road that I know they are being jacked.

3) You are also forgetting that this practice precludes culling genetic abnormalities that will never become good bucks.

Also, I choose to be a meat hunter, so with all due respect, I don't need anyone telling me what I should or should not be able to take on my own land. I don't bait (it is illegal in NY) or break the rules, even though it seems the majority of hunters out there are baiting. The fact of the matter is that a passed up deer is simply likely to be one you will not see again. Welcome to NY.

 

[MustangMike]

Today I visited my friend who lets me hunt his property locally. I have taken several deer off of his property, including one in each of the last 2 years.

Went around his wooded acres and identified dead wood that was not rotted and cut the logs to a nice length to haul out with the ATV. The property is too darn wet to do it now, so good thing he still has wood left from last year. I found several very weathered but solid Chestnut Oak. A very large standing dead tree shed a few of them. Would love to drop the tree (very dead and about 3' in diameter), but it is leaning toward, and entangled with a nice healthy Beech Tree that I don't want to take down. Also found a few Red Maple logs, and a little bit of Hickory.

Hopefully things dry up over the next few weeks. I think it is the wettest I have ever seen it. Numerous large puddles that are 2-3" deep where it is usually no standing water (But it is a little swampy).

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Hickory . Love hickory.

 

[JustJeff]

I agree about the farm country deer and the woods deer. You can taste the difference too.

 

[chipper1]

So , after playing the "Good" husband for so long I got up early and made a beeline for the garage lot when the sun was up .

What a beautiful and bright day
We climbed and roped the maple with a safety line and the tractor winch line .

We did run an 044 , that's 44cc right ?

My blue tools were easy to spot

Looks beautiful up there Dan.
After the video it should have said "no spruce were harmed in the making of this video" lol.
That's a very nice 44cc creamsicle . Looks like it's a bone stock arctic version, makes cutting in the winter like .

 

[chipper1]

Love 044s, but that one looks stock

Funny what you notice after being around saws for a while.
What always gets me is when I'm running a search on craigslist and it says cases so I click on it and it's a carrying case lol.

 

[rarefish383]

Very nice Joe, is that 194 gutted??? If so, that is real big! The first one I ever got with the bow (in the early 80s) did not get weighted for 3 days and was still 170. They said on the first day it would have been 180-185. He was a big one!

Love them smoke poles! Took this with one two years ago.

Yep, that was field dressed and hung for 24 hours before weighing.